APPLICATION CHECKLIST FOR *** All applications must be submitted a MINIMUM of ten (10) SCHOOL days prior to their due date

APPLICATION CHECKLIST FOR 2004-2005 *** All applications must be submitted a MINIMUM of ten (10) SCHOOL days prior to their due date. When you submit ...
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APPLICATION CHECKLIST FOR 2004-2005 *** All applications must be submitted a MINIMUM of ten (10) SCHOOL days prior to their due date. When you submit the counselor portion of the application, you will need to include: _____ A manila or business size envelope addressed to the college/university. NO return address (we will attach a school label). _____ A minimum of three stamps or it will be returned. _____ Transcript request card-completed (the first three official transcripts are free of charge. After that there is a fee of $4.00 for each official transcript. Cash or checks can be made out to SLHS _____ Counselor portion with student/school information completed. _____ A typed copy of your activities record. _____ Authorization to release transcripts signed by a parent or guardian (found in the back of “The 13th Year). *** If you have filled out an application on-line PLEASE do not forget to download the counselor portion of the application. *** If your college/university requires a teacher recommendation letter, you must request this from a teacher of your choice (please allow at least 10 school days). Please provide them with an addressed, stamped envelope to the college(s). Teachers must be notified of your colleges application deadline. South Lakes High School will add the following to your packet (important when considering postage): • a school profile • an official transcript • a copy of your activity sheet • counselor recommendation (if needed) Please use this checklist as your guide. Incomplete applications will be returned. We will process hundreds of applications. In order to expedite this process it is extremely important that you pay close attention to each request listed above.

REQUEST FOR COLLEGE RECOMMENDATION LETTER To Students: All students who intend to apply to selective or highly selective colleges or universities, which require a counselor recommendation letter, must complete this packet. If you plan to apply to a college that requires a counselor recommendation letter, you must complete and submit this packet to your counselor at least 10 school days prior to the application deadline. It is preferred that you have the packet completed by the end of your junior year and submit it to your counselor. The recommendation letter is a confidential communication between the high school counselor and the college admissions office. Counselors are not obligated to share the contents of a recommendation letter with either the student or their parents. I have read and understand the information above. Attached is my completed packet. I request that a recommendation letter be written for me. Student Signature

Date submitted to counselor ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS REQUEST

• • •

Typed or neatly printed HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES RECORD form (sample form attached). Completed DATA PACKET FOR COLLEGE RECOMMENDATION LETTER (blank forms attached). TEACHER COMMENT FORM information (see last three pages). I gave the following teachers a comment form: Teacher’s Name

Date I gave request to teacher

1. 2. 3. Date I asked teachers to return comments to my counselor NOTE: No recommendation letter will be written unless all requested materials are submitted. Incomplete submissions will be returned to the student. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STUDENT You are responsible for delivering the three teachers comment request forms to the teachers of your choice. These requests should be handed out during your junior year so that they will be returned to counselors before the school year ends. This is NOT a request for a recommendation letter from the teacher. It is simply a request for comments on your performance in the classroom. The teachers’ comments will be incorporated into the counselor’s letter of recommendation and only positive comments will be used. If your college/university requires a letter of recommendation from a teacher you will need to request this separately.

SOUTH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT DATA PACKET FOR COLLEGE RECOMMENDATION LETTER Directions: Students should complete items 1-12, parents complete 13-15. 1. Personal Information Name Address Home Phone Other high schools attended: Name

Date of Birth Location

2. Parents Information Father’s name

Dates/Grades

Work Phone

College(s) attended Mother’s name

Work Phone

College(s) attended 3. Sibling Information Please list all siblings in order by age, oldest first. Name Age

School attending

4. Choose three adjectives that best describe you. Why did you choose these three? Explain! 1) ________________

2) __________________

3) _________________

5. If you had a motto to live by, what would it be? Why? (Use back if needed.)

6. You are submitting a completed activities sheet with your request for a recommendation letter. Please expand upon your involvement in school and community activities, noting any special accomplishments, leadership experiences, personal growth that has occurred, etc. (Use back if needed.)

7. Work experience: Please describe any jobs you have held while in high school and what you have gained from each, other than money. Include any volunteer experience. (Use back if needed.)

8. Life’s obstacles allow us to grow. Describe an obstacle that has affected you. What did you learn?

9. Self-description: VERY IMPORTANT! Describe the way you see yourself. We want to know who you think you are. Please include all positive attributes you feel would be of interest to college admissions counselors who are trying to evaluate your suitability for their campus and your probability of academic success. You might cover such issues as study habits, academic strengths, your role in family, your personal values, character strengths, goals in life and anything else you feel would help us characterize you better in your recommendation letter. (Use back if needed).

10. College Preferences In order of preference, please list intended colleges: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 11. Intended College Major(s) (if known): 12. Intended Career (if known):

Parents Complete (use back if needed): Student Name: 13. Choose three adjectives that best describe your child. Why did you choose these three? 1) ________________ t

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14. Please describe any significant family events that have occurred over the last 4-5 years that may have affected your student’s performance in high school (whether it actually did or not). (i.e. death of a parent or close relative, divorce or separation of parents, extended illness of a family member, etc.)

15. VERY IMPORTANT! Imagine that you are being asked to write a non-academic recommendation letter to be included as part of your child’s college admissions packet. What would you want the admissions office to know about your child that they would not be able to glean from their school records? We want to leave no stones unturned in our effort to completely characterize your student to the college admissions officials. We assure you that your comments will be incorporated into our letter in a sensitive fashion and that, in the past, these parental insights have made a tremendous difference in the quality of the finished letter. Parents have talked about the student’s significant role in the family, their religious involvement, community and charitable work, etc.

SAMPLE (You may generate your own form and style but be sure to include the information requested on this sample activity record). ACTIVITY RECORD – GRADES 9-12 Name of Student: Grade and Year

Grade 9 Year

Grade 10 Year

Grade 11 Year

Grade 12 Year

Social Security Number: Career Experiences

School, Community, Employment, and Summer Activities

Offices Held and Honors Won

Student’s Name Teacher’s Name Counselor’s Name Date request was received Date recommendation is due to counselor TO:

SLHS Teachers TEACHER COMMENT FORM

Please provide us with SPECIFIC information regarding this student’s performance in your classroom in both academic and social spheres. You may use bullets or narrative form. We may directly quote the things you say in our letters of recommendation to the colleges. We are only interested in positive comments that help distinguish one student from another. We are interested in the following attributes as well as any you might think of: passion, range and depth of understanding, maturity, commitment, growth, self-criticism, leadership, versatility, creativity, goes beyond expected, excels by comparison, talent, insight, etc. Your input is VERY IMPORTANT! Admissions personnel are interested in specific examples of a student’s achievement and/or classroom performance. Counselors need the specific information in order to fully characterize the students for the selective college admissions personnel. Please return your comments to us on this paper as soon as possible. Thank you.

Student’s Name Teacher’s Name Counselor’s Name Date request was received Date recommendation is due to counselor TO:

SLHS Teachers TEACHER COMMENT FORM

Please provide us with SPECIFIC information regarding this student’s performance in your classroom in both academic and social spheres. You may use bullets or narrative form. We may directly quote the things you say in our letters of recommendation to the colleges. We are only interested in positive comments that help distinguish one student from another. We are interested in the following attributes as well as any you might think of: passion, range and depth of understanding, maturity, commitment, growth, self-criticism, leadership, versatility, creativity, goes beyond expected, excels by comparison, talent, insight, etc. Your input is VERY IMPORTANT! Admissions personnel are interested in specific examples of a student’s achievement and/or classroom performance. Counselors need the specific information in order to fully characterize the students for the selective college admissions personnel. Please return your comments to us on this paper as soon as possible. Thank you.

Student’s Name Teacher’s Name Counselor’s Name Date request was received Date recommendation is due to counselor TO:

SLHS Teachers TEACHER COMMENT FORM

Please provide us with SPECIFIC information regarding this student’s performance in your classroom in both academic and social spheres. You may use bullets or narrative form. We may directly quote the things you say in our letters of recommendation to the colleges. We are only interested in positive comments that help distinguish one student from another. We are interested in the following attributes as well as any you might think of: passion, range and depth of understanding, maturity, commitment, growth, self-criticism, leadership, versatility, creativity, goes beyond expected, excels by comparison, talent, insight, etc. Your input is VERY IMPORTANT! Admissions personnel are interested in specific examples of a student’s achievement and/or classroom performance. Counselors need the specific information in order to fully characterize the students for the selective college admissions personnel. Please return your comments to us on this paper as soon as possible. Thank you.

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